A tribute to David Bowie

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A new album dedicated to David Bowie’s songs is set to be released in October. It’s called �We Were So Turned On: A Tribute to David Bowie.� It’s a double album of Bowie’s covers which will be sold to profit a British charity called �War Child.� War Child takes care of children living in war zones. The album features many names in show biz like Duran Duran and Carla Bruni Sarkozy. The former top model, turned singer-songwriter, turned first lady of France sang the David Bowie 1980s song �Absolute Beginners� for the album.

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